Improvement in g-rain-binders



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J. S. HICKEY.

Grain-Binder.

Patented July 17,1860.

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Grain-Binder.

No. 29,170. Patented July 17, 1860.

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UNITED Seamus PamarrrQrmon.

J. S. HIOKEY, OF PERRY, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN-BINDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 29,170, dated July 17, 1860.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J. S HIOKEY, of Perry, in the county of Pike, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Binders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to certain improve men ts in the binding apparatus of harvesters; and consists in the arrangement and combination of mechanism to simplify the construction and facilitate the operation of themachine.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents an isometrical perspective view of my improved binder. Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinal through the center of the same. Fig. 3 are perspective views of tying-pinion, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the cut-off blade and hook.

In the difierent views the same parts are denoted by the same letters.

A represents a portion of the platform of a harvester. 0n the rear of the platform A is located a stand, G, supporting a frame consisting of two horizontal and parallel plates, J J. Between these plates are hung on suitable arbors the gear K and pinion L, meshing into each other. The shaft M, on which gear K is hung, extends up a short distance and is furnished with a suitable handle, N, to operate the tying mechanism by, as will be presently explained. Near the rear edge of the platform A are arranged two stands, S S, in which is supported and turns a horizontal shaft, H. From this shaft H there extend toward the front of the platform four, more or less, curved arms B, connected at their ends by across-bar, B These arms are curved, as shown in the drawing, and are vibrated around the axis of shaft H as the lattcr is turned in its bearings. O is a pulley mounted on the front end of the lifter, (which is constituted of the bars B and B and shaft H, as just described,) and over which the binding wire or cord a passes. Said wire a is supplied from a reel, E, located in any conven ient position, and is guidedby a slotted guidepiece, D. The lifter is vibrated upward at its forward end by means of a bifurcated lever, B, hung on a stud or pivot, 'n, in stands t. Said lever is formed into the shape of a treadle at I, so that its rear end may be readily pressed down by the operators foot, while its arms B B have bent ends that extend under two of the bars B to lift them. fjare two spring stops or bumpers for the forward end of the lifter to strike against when thrown up.

The pinion L is formed, as seen at Figs. 2 and 3, with a hub projecting on each side of it, which fit into holes formed in the plates J J, and constitute its bearings, and said pinion L is dished out at its center on its under surface, as shown at it, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and has cut a narrow slot through it vertically from its center out in the line of a radius, as shown at i. In the upper surface of the gear K is formed a notch, h, into which drops an indicatingpawl, g, which indicates each revolution being necessary to perform the tie each time. d, the shearing-blade, or cut-off, consists of a flat piece of metal formed with a shearing-edge at 61 (see Fig. 4,) and with a hook, c, bent up, as illustrated. This blade dis pivoted at 2;, upon which it turns, and is held in a proper position by means of a spring, 6, fastened in the rear end of piece b, and is operated by a cam, m, on shaft M, as will be presently explained. b is a holder-plate, which is arranged just above the upper side of pinion L, and has a narrow slot through its center from front to rear, as seen at Fig. 1. The hook 0 projects slightly across the slot in plate I), when said hook is in its normal position.

The operation is performed as follows, viz: The wire a being first carried from the reel E over pulley 0, along under the platform, and then up through the slots in pinion L and bar I), (back of point or hook c,) and knotted to keep it from pulling through, a sufficient amount of grain is collected over the lifter, (bars B.) The operator then presses down the treadle I, which throws up the litter or bars B until they strike the bumpers fi whereby the quantity of grain is clasped between bars B and forward curved leg of stand Gr, and there held as lon gas the treadle I is held down. As the lifter is thrown up, the Wire a encir cles the sheaf formed and is carried into the slot in piece 1) until it comes against the hook c. The operator now revolves the handle or crank of the shaft M, which causes pinion L to rotate and twist the two ends of the wire a into each other, and the cam m now coming around strikes against rear end of blade 01 and turns it on its pivot 1", whereby the hook c is first moved from over the slot in piece I) so that wire a can pass back of it, and then the Wire cut off. In shearing off the wire it is suffieiently upset or bent over to prevent it from drawing through, and as the end is so held the lifter allows supply to run ofl' from the reel, which is pressed down below the level of.

the platform to recieve another bundle of grain, when the operation of clasping up and tying, as just described, is repeated.

It will be observed that all the motions in performing the operation of binding with my improved apparatus are direct and positive, and that while the whole is simple and not liable to get out of order, it is effective in its operation.

Having described the construction and operation of my improved apparatus, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a binding mechanism arranged on the rear edge of the platform of a harvester and operated by hand, the vibrating lifter B and bifurcated foot-lever B I, constructed, applied, and operating as specified, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the slotted holderbar b, the vibrating shear d d and hook c, and actuating cam m and spring 6, when the whole is arranged to operate substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 27th day of April, 1860.

J. S. HIUKEY.

Witnesses;

HIRAM J ONES, J. P. NoRms. 

